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News / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2006
... still teaches courses in the art and science of helping people die on their own terms. Hogg’s lifetime of ... range of games, quizzes, videos, and animations to educate people on subjects such as contraception, STIs, and sexual ... sidestep some of the embarrassment that may stand between people and reliable sexual health information. To date, the ...
Obituaries / BY: Eric Paetkau, MD, January/February 2006
... sense and for 45 years was involved in the lives of many people, from deliveries to terminal care and everything in ... as his five sisters and a large extended family. Some 500 people came from far and near to pay their respects at the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Richard K. Elwood, MB, BCh, MRCP(UK), FRCPC March 2006
... to tuberculosis control efforts. Approximately 50 million people worldwide are infected with drug-resistant ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC March 2006
... any adverse effects on health. Although we know most people spend over 90% of their time in indoor environments ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP March 2006
... than 1% will develop meningitis or encephalitis. Older people, as well as those with chronic disease such as ... feed primarily at dawn and dusk from spring to fall. People who work outdoors should be encouraged to wear ... to deal with dead birds (especially of the crow family). People should avoid direct skin contact with the carcass and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc April 2006
... sometimes cause aggressive infections in otherwise healthy people. [1-9]  Along with severe skin and soft tissue ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Nadine Caron, MD, April 2006
... that would: • Describe the history of First Nations people in British Columbia. • Introduce current social, ...
Obituaries / BY: Peter Grantham, MD April 2006
... Bill and Marilyn were both outstanding at remembering people’s names (like spouses of faculty members) Marilyn ... time at Gambier Island. I am only one of the many, many people sharing in the profound sadness of this loss. —Peter ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP May 2006
... and well-being of British Columbians. Currently 5.2% of people living in BC have been diagnosed with diabetes and ...
News / BY: Adam Lund, MD, MEd May 2006
... B and C. This is approximately 10 times the number of people in Canada living with HIV infection. Yet, according to ... the risks associated with contracting hepatitis. Many people are not even aware that they have a form of hepatitis ...